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A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SITE PLAN <br />FOR THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATUR.\L RESOURCES <br />MAXWXLL BAY ACCESS <br />FILE NO. 2085 <br />WHEREAS, the Ciw of Orono is a municipal corporation organized and existing <br />under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and <br />WHEREAS, the Minnesota Depanment of Natural Resources (DNR) intends to <br />construct a public waters access facility on property located at 3390 North Shore Drive at the <br />southwest comer of Maxwell Bay, Lake Minnetonka; and <br />WHEREAS, in a spirit of cooperation with the City of Orono the DNR on October <br />26, 1995 filed an application for a commercial site plan review with the Orono Building & Zoning <br />Department to facilitate a public information meeting and gain public and City input prior to <br />construction of the Maxwell Bay public vsater access, and <br />WHEREAS, on November 20, 1995 the Orono Planning Commission held a public <br />information meeting for the purpose of conducting a commercial site plan review of the Maxwell <br />Bay public water access pursuant to published notification of said meeting in the olTicial newspaper <br />as well as individual mailed notification to all property owners within 350 feet of the property and <br />to all owners of property abutting Maxwell Bay; and <br />WHEREAS, at the aforesaid public infonnation meeting all members ol the public <br />wishing to comment on the project were allowed to speak thereon, and the Orono Planning <br />Commission directed City staff to foi^vard those public comments to the City Council; and <br />\MIERE.AS, the Orono City Council has reviewed the proposed Maxwell Bay access <br />site plan at a regular meeting held December 11, 1995 and has considered the public comments <br />_ j!^___:-4 m thp fnllmvinu tlndines reeardinu the Maxwell Bayreceived regarding said rkm. and hereby makes the following findings regarding the Maxwell Bay <br />public water access; <br />1 The City of Orono recognizes its obligation to provide for access to Lake Minnetonka tor <br />members of the public w ho are not riparian owners of property abutting Lake Minnetonka. <br />The City of Orono has and continues to more than adequately fultill this obligation by <br />providinc and maintaining numerous swimming beaches and public access lanes tor shore <br />fishinu, pedestrian access and winter vehicle access; has provided for zoning allowing tlie <br />Page 1 of4 <br />I